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Batuque (music)
The Batuque is a music and dance genre from Cape Verde. As a music genre As a music genre, the ''batuque'' is characterized by having an ''andante'' tempo, a 6/8 or 3/4 measure and traditionally it is just melodic, i.e., it is just sung, it has no polyphonic accompaniment. When compared with the other musical genres from Cape Verde, the ''batuque'' has a call and response structure, and it is the only genre that is polyrhythmic. In fact, analyzing the rhythm, one finds out that it is a 3-beat rhythm over a 2-beat rhythm. In its traditional form, the ''batuque'' is organized as if it were an orchestral ''crescendo''. It possesses two movements (if we may call them so): In older times the music began with an introduction on the ''cimboa'' that provided the base musical line. Nowadays the usage of that instrument is extinct. The first movement is called, in Creole, ''galion'' . In this movement one of the performers (called ''batukaderas'' ) executes a polyrhythmic hit, while t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape Verde
, national_anthem = () , official_languages = Portuguese , national_languages = Cape Verdean Creole , capital = Praia , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , demonym = Cape Verdean or Cabo Verdean , ethnic_groups_year = 2017 , government_type = Unitary semi-presidential republic , leader_title1 = President , leader_name1 = José Maria Neves , leader_title2 = Prime Minister , leader_name2 = Ulisses Correia e Silva , legislature = National Assembly , area_rank = 166th , area_km2 = 4033 , area_sq_mi = 1,557 , percent_water = negligible , population_census = 561,901 , population_census_rank = 172nd , population_census_year = 2021 , population_density_km2 = 123.7 , population_density_sq_mi = 325.0 , population_density_rank = 89th , GDP_PPP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Climax
Climax may refer to: Language arts * Climax (narrative), the point of highest tension in a narrative work * Climax (rhetoric), a figure of speech that lists items in order of importance Biology * Climax community, a biological community that has reached a steady state because the life there is best adapted to the area * Climax (sexual), another expression for orgasm * ''Climax'' (beetle), a genus of beetles Film and television * ''Climax'' (1965 film), a 1965 Norwegian drama film * '' Climax!'', a 1950s American television series * ''Climax'' (2013 film), a 2013 Indian biographical film * ''Climax'' (2018 film), a 2018 French-Belgian horror film Music * Climax (band), a 1970s American rock band best known for their soft rock hit "Precious and Few" * Climax Blues Band, a British blues-based rock band formed in 1968 * ''Climax'' (La'Mule album), 2001 * ''Climax'' (Ohio Players album), by American band The Ohio Players * ''Climax'' (Plan B album), 2018 * "Clima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lura (singer)
Lura (born Maria de Lurdes Assunção Pina; 31 July 1975, Lisbon) is a Portuguese singer and musician, of Cape Verde , national_anthem = () , official_languages = Portuguese , national_languages = Cape Verdean Creole , capital = Praia , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , demonym ...an descent. Her compositions are based on traditional Cape-Verdean music as for example the Morna, Funaná and Batuque, and influenced by African and contemporary Western music. Biography The Portuguese voice that leads us to the Cape Verdean nostalgia Maria de Lurdes Assunção Pina – which artistic name is Lura – was born on 31 July 1975, in Alfredo da Costa Maternity, Lisbon. She is a daughter of Cape Verdean parents, her mother was born in Santo Antão and her father in Santiago. Lura was the first of 4 brothers and was the only artist in the family. Her soul is imbue with two cultures that are present ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vadú
Vadú, nickname of Osvaldo Furtado, (January 31, 1977 – January 12, 2010) was a Cape Verdean singer and musician. He defined himself as a real "Badiu" or ironically as a "civilized Black". He was a nephew of the brothers of Zezé and Zeca di Nha Reinalda, two great names of the Santiago Island musical scene, Vadú studied in Cuba between 1990 and 1993 where he "drank" the Music of Cuba, current of Cuban music. He appeared in music in 2002 with his first album ''Ayan'' (English: yes, Portuguese: sim), in which he contributed three tracks, accompanied by members of the funaná sensational group Ferro Gaita, he later recorded two discs, ''Nha raiz'' (or ''Nha rais'', ''My roots'') in 2004 with the participation of renowned Cape Verdean musicians and ''Dixi Rubera'' in 2007 where he continued the path of popular rhythms and interior styles of Santiago including batuque (music and dance), batuque, tabanka and funaná along with Latin influences. He was also a virtuoso guitari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tcheka
Tcheka (Manuel Lopes Andrade; born in Ribeira da Barca, Santiago, Cape Verde, on July 20, 1973) is a Cape Verdean singer, songwriter and guitarist, who is well known for his work in transposing the traditional genre batuque to the electro-acoustic guitar. Biography Tcheka grew up in a musical family. By age 14, Tcheka began playing with his famous violinist father, Nho Raul Andrade, at local festivals, weddings and baptisms. By the time Tcheka reached 15, he began developing his own style, incorporating the genre batuque with his guitar. As a young man, Tcheka left his rural home and went to live in the capital, Praia. He later became a cameraman for the national television, where he met journalist Júlio Rodrigues, with whom he wrote a number of songs, and performed informally in the bars of the Capeverdean capital. Tcheka expanded his musical horizons, which brought him to maturity as an artist and led to the release of his first CD in 2003 entitled ''Argui'', by the record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orlando Pantera
Orlando Monteiro Barreto (1 November 1967, in São Lourenço dos Órgãos – 1 March 2001, in Praia, Santiago), better known as Orlando Pantera was a Cape Verdean singer and composer. Three of its songs were recorded in the album ''Porton d'nôs Ilha'' (''Gates of the Island'') by the group Os Tubarões. In the early 1990s, he was part of different musical groups including Pentágono, the Capeverdeans Jazz Band quintet and Arkor. He was an author of series of composition which he earned him a nomination of the Composer of the Year in 1993. Along with João Lucas, he was part of the spectacular band "Dan Dau", a Portuguese company by Clara Andermatt which they collaborated in 1998 in ''Uma História da Dúvida''. He wrote songs for some workers of the Cape Verdean dancing company Raiz di Polon. In 2000, he won the Revelation Award (Prémio de "Revelação) at the Sete Sóis Sete Luas Festival on Santo Antão, Cape Verde, Santo Antão Island. He died at the age of 33 on March 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kab Verd Band
''Kap Verd Band'' or ''Kab Verd Band'' (Portuguese: ''Banda de Cabo Verde'', English: ''Cape Verdean Bands'') is a music history book published in 2006 by Cape Verdean journalist and investigator Carlos Filipe Gonçalves. It was published by the Institute of the National Historic Archives and has been distributed and marketed by the National Library Institute."Kap Verd Band" by Carlos Gonçalves at Esquina do Tempo The book includes interviews, conversations, meetings and found written documents by different authors, mainly those from the late 20th century on Cape Verdean music. It included studies on all the Capeverdean music genres, notably [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Filipe Gonçalves
Carlos Filipe Fernandes da Silva Gonçalves (born October 12, 1950) is a Capeverdean journalist and an investigator, ex-director of the Portuguese station Rádio Comercial. Carlos Gonçalves has made interviews, conversations and meetings and found written documents by different authors, mainly those from the late 20th century on Cape Verdean Music.Information on Carlos Filipe Gonçalves at the Barros Brito's homepage Biography Gonçalves was born in , capital of the island of São Vicente. He was the son of Arnaldo da Silva Gonçalves and ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarrafal, Cape Verde
Tarrafal (also: ''Mangui'' or ''Mangue'') is a cityCabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015 Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 32-33 in the northern part of the island of , . In 2010 its population was 6,656. It is a fishing port situated on the northwestern coast. It constitutes the seat of the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santiago, Cape Verde
Santiago ( Portuguese for “Saint James”) is the largest island of Cape Verde, its most important agricultural centre and home to half the nation's population. Part of the Sotavento Islands, it lies between the islands of Maio ( to the east) and Fogo ( to the west). It was the first of the islands to be settled: the town of Ribeira Grande (now Cidade Velha and a UNESCO World Heritage Site) was founded in 1462. Santiago is home to the nation's capital city of Praia. History The eastern side of the nearby island of Fogo collapsed into the ocean 73,000 years ago, creating a tsunami 170 meters high which struck Santiago. In 1460, António de Noli became the first to visit the island. Da Noli settled at ''Ribeira Grande'' (now Cidade Velha) with his family members and Portuguese from Algarve and Alentejo in 1462.Valor simb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madame X (album)
''Madame X'' is the fourteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Madonna. It was released on June 14, 2019, by Interscope Records. The album was creatively influenced by her expatriate life in Lisbon, Portugal, after relocating there in summer 2017. Madonna co-wrote and co-produced the album with a number of musicians, including Mirwais, Mike Dean, and Jason Evigan. It also features guest appearances by Maluma, Quavo, Swae Lee, and Anitta. The album includes the singles " Medellín", " Crave", " I Rise" and " I Don't Search I Find". All four singles reached the top spot on the Dance Club Songs in the United States, extending her record as the artist with the most number-one songs on a singular ''Billboard'' chart, with a total of 50. It also featured two promotional singles: " Future" and " Dark Ballet". Music critics gave generally positive reviews for the album, praising its experimental composition. ''Madame X'' debuted atop the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, beco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Batuka (song)
"Batuka" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Madonna for her fourteenth studio album, ''Madame X'' (2019). The song was written by Madonna and her son David Banda, alongside her longtime collaborator Mirwais, while produced by Madonna and the latter of the three. It features the Batukadeiras Orchestra, an all-women group that play drums on the song. It is a batuque song with influences of Afrobeat, featuring a call and response structure, and the lyrics of the song are about "overcoming adversity". "Batuka" received generally positive reviews from music critics, with some deeming it as one of the album's highlights. An accompanying music video for the song was released on July 19, 2019, which was an attempt to recreate the atmosphere of the first time Madonna met the Batukadeiras Orchestra, as well as their journey together. The song was included on Madonna's 2019–2020 Madame X Tour, with the group performing in a semi-circle, playing drums, while Madonna per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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